Please help me restyle a fake Tudor
This home was built in 1980 and has a slight Tudor facade, but no consistency. I think it is too long and it is frustrating. I am planning to add a 2 or 3 car garage with an apartment above it on the backside of, and above the existing garage. I am going to re-route the driveway to be a side entry and re-landscape. While I am at it I would like to escape the half-hearted effort at a Tudor. I am very open to ideas and would welcome any suggestions.
I bought the house a few years ago and have limped along with random improvements. It is now time to do it right.
What can I do to improve the curb appeal?
Can I go to a completely different style for the exterior and maintain a reasonable budget?
I am planning to take off the entire roof above the garage to add living space. If we blank that out what can I do to tie into the house and make it look good while adding space?
Thanks for any help...I am new to this.
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palimpsest
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoExcept for the dovecotes in the gables there is not a whole bunch about this house that is Tudor in terms of structure, it's just kind of on the surface, except where the roof line drops below the door header on the far right of the garage, and you are changing that
I did not do anything but remove the Tudor appliques. These arent even different colors, I just pulled them from the photo. You could even leave the left gable, I've seen that on non-Tudor ramblers. But youcan see that the Tudor is mostly only on the surface and underneath it's a ranch/rambler.
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